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The OpEd Project’s mission is to change who writes history by partnering with universities, foundations, companies, nonprofits and communities to diversify knowledge and accelerate solutions to society’s greatest challenges. The OpEd Project at Case Western Reserve University, sponsored by the…

The Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health Seminar Series will feature a presentation by Elizabeth Benninger, a postdoctoral fellow, titled “Conceptualizing Social Determinants of Neighborhood Health through a Youth Lens.” This presentation draws on social determinants of health…

Members of the community are invited to “A Fireside Chat with Vint Cerf” Tuesday, Feb. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. Vint Cerf, the co-designer of TCP/IP protocols and the fundamental architecture of the internet, will reflect on his career in technology, share lessons learned, and discuss the challenges…

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are advised that contractors are working in front of the Lakeside Building at University Hospitals today (Jan. 25) through 4 p.m. Traffic in front of the pathology building will be obstructed during this time. The driveway will be restricted…

From volunteering to save lives during the Syrian civil war to achieving his dream of becoming a cardiac surgeon and public health worker Khaled Shorbaji grew up in Kuwait before moving to Syria to attend Damascus University, the first step to fulfill his…

The Case Western Reserve University Post-baccalaureate Readiness Instruction for bioMedical Education (PRIME) program invites community members to join Anthony Saar, director of the program, in learning about the post-baccalaureate path to medical school. The Q&A will provide insights on…

Pregnancy, children, and the COVID-19 vaccine: What you should know WOSU: Mark Cameron, associate professor at the School of Medicine, said that women who are pregnant can get the COVID-19 vaccine. “Pregnant mothers were not included in the clinical trial, but it’s not being treated as a…

US energy: ‘the more ambitious Biden tries to be, the more likely he is to fail’ Financial Times: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and the director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law, shared his thoughts on the Biden administration’s possible approach…

‘It’s like war numbers’: Cleveland endures worst homicide rate in recent history in 2020 cleveland.com: Daniel Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, said that a struggling economy, social isolation, the…

Scandal-battered utility now faces specter of pricy lawsuits The Associated Press: Simon Peck, associate professor of design and innovation at Weatherhead School of Management, discussed the more than a dozen lawsuits against FirstEnergy—filed by angry shareholders—even as it is already battered…